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SHEEP-SHANK
\ʃˈiːpʃˈaŋk], \ʃˈiːpʃˈaŋk], \ʃ_ˈiː_p_ʃ_ˈa_ŋ_k]\
Definitions of SHEEP-SHANK
1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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n
.
Among
seamen,
a
knot
or
hitch
to
shorten
a
rope
,
halyard
, &c.
1871
- The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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